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ABC7 New York2h ago
Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge
As officers attempted to talk him down off the span, the man suddenly came at them with a knife, police said.
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Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge
The Age (Australia) and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedAs officers attempted to talk him down off the span, the man suddenly came at them with a knife, police said.
What changedThe left frames it as "New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge". The center frames it as "New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
WORDING GAP
62WORDING GAP
5 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence
Still Watching. The left frames it as "New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge". The center frames it as "New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge".
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Sep 4, 9:26 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.
Sep 4, 9:54 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Sep 4, 9:54 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Sep 4, 11:27 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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Center ·News report
KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)27m ago
Man injured in shooting in West Los Angeles; no arrests
Police are investigating a shooting in the Sawtelle neighborhood of West Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. It happened around 4 p.m. in the area of Sawtelle Boulevard and Ohio Avenue. When L...
Center ·News report
The Columbian (Vancouver WA)23m ago
NYPD shoots and kills man with knife who claimed to have bomb during clash on Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK — An NYPD Emergency Service Unit cop shot and killed a Bronx man who claimed he had a bomb, said he wanted to die, and attempted to stab officers with a knife during a harrowing cl...
Center ·News report
New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge
New York police have fatally shot a man after he attempted to climb the Brooklyn Bridge.
Center-left ·News report
The Age (Australia)1h ago
New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge
New York police have fatally shot a man after he attempted to climb the Brooklyn Bridge.